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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF "LOCALS" PREFERENCE <br />The Contractor hereby: <br />1. Acknowledges that the City of Santa Ana ("City") intends to provide an interim shelter for local <br />homeless individuals to avoid the necessity, whether actual or perceived, for sleeping, camping, lodging <br />or living on public property not designated for such purposes. <br />2. Acknowledges that the City's resources are limited and that the City intends that overnight use of the <br />shelter be exclusively for individuals meeting the City -defined criteria for local individuals. <br />3. Agrees that the City -defined criteria for local individuals are as follows: <br />A. Individuals must meet the Federal Government criteria for being homeless, as defined by Title 42, <br />Chapter 119, Subchapter I, Section 11302(a) of the United States Public Health and Welfare Code. <br />B. Individuals must be City of Santa Ana residents. The residency requirement can be established by <br />fulfilling one or more of the following requirements: <br />1. Proof of strong ties to the community, to include current residency of an Immediate family member - <br />mother, father, sibling, or grandparent in the City of Santa Ana; <br />2. Proof that the Individual attended K-12 school in Santa Ana; <br />3. Proof that the individual resided on propertyzoned for residential use in Santa Ana and the individual <br />was on the lease and/or paid utilities necessaryfor legal use of the property for residential purposes; or <br />4. Knowledge - either first-hand or recorded - by the Santa Ana Police Department that the individual <br />has been a member of the Santa Ana homeless community. <br />4. Acknowledges that the design capacity of the shelter is for 200 persons. <br />5. Acknowledges that resources are limited and therefore agree that Contractor will not encourage or <br />seek homeless individuals residing outside the City to come to the shelter for services during the day or <br />night. <br />6. In the case where a homeless individual being considered for placement also has a current affiliation <br />with a neighboring shelter, Contractor shall use Its best efforts to ensure that such individual retain his <br />or her affiliation with that shelter, including without limitations continued residence there. <br />32 <br />25C-44 <br />